One of the Most Dramatic Finals | Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Steve ...

Good attempt but what has he left? The fact that all the colours are not very inviting positions. Once he plays this yellow, yellow will go back on its own spot so it's gonna have a lot of traveling up and down the table. Three. Four. Stopped just short. If he's going to play a pot it'll definitely be this pink. Otherwise it's going to be a safety. That's a good shot. That's a good shot from Steve Davis. I think he was forced into the attempt. Ten. Because the danger of the spread on the left hand pocket. Eleven. Or indeed the green. That is his choice. Seventeen. Pot's still on but difficult. Steve Davis, seventeen. He has actually given Ronnie a shot of this red into the middle pocket and the cue ball would push the black towards the corner. Obviously the red would have to go in. Steve has given him a half chance. What a super shot. Nine. That one hasn't quite gone to plan. He's still got this shot into the right pocket. A little bit thinner cut than he'd have liked. Try and drop it in dead weight to stay on the pink. Go up for one of the bulk colours. Seventeen. Well played shot. If Ronnie wants to clear up from this effort. Probably didn't give it a thought at the time that he was leaving a natural angle. In potting the red to move the black towards the corner. Twenty-four. Just over three minutes to go. He was trailing by 33 points. He's now within a point. Thirty-two. Yes John. And if this pink was to go in it'll be the first time in this final that Ronnie O'Sullivan has actually been ahead. Which it does and he's starting to look menacing again. Thirty-eight. Thirty-nine. You'll see the left arm. Forty-six. No he's got the angle for the right. Forty-seven. As he pot this red position his white so that he can move the next red as he takes a colour. Fifty-five. Or drop in behind it. That's what Steve Davis needed. Sixty-two. Could this be a little reprieve? Now then can Steve Davis see this? And the way Ronnie was smiling there we can see see what kind of an angle he'd have on the green. Needs a high colour as well otherwise he'd need to snook in. But it's getting it safe is the problem. I'd be very surprised if he was to miss this. Good hit but it's not safe. Davis needs a snooker. One. Rainbow. Ronnie O'Sullivan one. Well this is a great chance of a snooker. Very close to the pot but the yellow's gone in the worst possible place for Ronnie O'Sullivan. Steve can get his cue ball right up behind the green which he has. That is an absolute cracker. I don't think Ronnie can get to either side cushion so he's gonna have to come off at least three to four cushions. Well Steve's back in it now. This is a good, I know it's awkward cueing for Steve Davis. He'll be with either a spider or his rest with his little gadget. But it's a perfect opportunity to stick Ronnie into another snooker. I'm surprised he ain't sticking the spider in between the pink and the black. There's more than enough room and he got the cue ball good. He wanted the yellow to go somewhere behind the brown and blue. He's back in this game now. But far more importantly an opportunity for Steve Davis to sink the yellow and the rest of the colours. Two. What a massive turning point this could be John. If Steve can clear up and pinch this one it's a frame that he should definitely have lost. This could have a real negative impact on Ronnie O'Sullivan. He would have been thinking he was going to go 5-4 up and all of a sudden he could find himself 5-4 down. Can Steve Davis hold his self for three more pots? A terrific effort by the grand old man of snooker. Leading a snooker himself, setting it and then the unforced error. 20. Black for the frame and the lead of 5-4. Well played. It's a very big frame for both players. Obviously 6-0 would be great for Ronnie's point of view. 7-5 for Steve then to Steve and Ronnie's got a lot of work to do because it's only race to nine then and Steve would only be two frames away so things would be very serious for one of them. We're not 100% certain whether this white will slide past the top red. No but he's spotted the plant anyway. Can't imagine he's played that one. With Ronnie putting in the form that which he compiled the century when one does have misses. Oh yes and as Dominic rightly said then it was from that easy misread by Steve Davis to allow Ronnie in for his 100 break and all right with the help of that plant and a good shot on the green he's back in again. I think the closer the match goes it'll suit Ronnie. Steve will be desperate to win this tournament. He's no spring chicken these days. Ronnie's been winning quite regularly. Steve's had to wait a long time for this chance. 20, 21, 26, 27. He wanted to catch a cluster of reds then right in the middle of the pack. He just caught him to the left edge. This red still is on but it's a thin one and he's gone for the double. Absolutely fearless. Ronnie O'Sullivan 42. A couple of shots ago had a great double by O'Sullivan. That one was even better. Now then is there a red available? Eight, nine. Well due to that super double. This is turning into a good opportunity to get right back into this frame. Obviously there's a lot of work to be done for him to have any chance of winning it at this visit. A couple of reds are tied up. 14, 15. This breathing exercise he's doing. Steve Davis 22. He doesn't want to go in off. I can't believe it. He's done it again. Steve Davis four. For the third time this evening. One. It has to be said Steve Davis is playing very well but Ronnie is helping his cause. Seven. 13. And the black to take the lead. 20, 21. He was looking then for a little angle on either the yellow or the green to dislodge one of these reds on the two side cushions. He's a little bit straighter on this yellow than he'd have liked. He's manufactured an angle and he's played it well. 24. The two choices you can either go for the pink into the corner. Bottom on the cue ball to dislodge the red. You can play the green I think come off the bottom cushion. A little bit of right hand side to try and dislodge it and he has got a shot on the blue as well if he can miss the cannon on the pink. So he's got a lot of options this time. It's just which one he feels more confident with. Blue ball. That's the blue it is. Just needs to miss the pink. He's got the cannon he just needs a bit of luck. 30. So yellow green and brown to re-establish his two frame lead. I can't see any way he's going to mess it up from here. What a good performance this is. 38. 47. They began the evening at four all. Steve Davis has restored his two frame advantage. He leads Ronnie O'Sullivan 7-5.